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Delhi University looks at having paperless union polls

Delhi University has decided to make the forthcoming students’ union elections paperless.

Vice- chancellor Dinesh Singh has appealed to students to use less paper and make use of technology instead to reach out to the voters.

Election for Delhi University Students’ Union ( DUSU) is scheduled for September 14 for which the nomination process has already begun.

Votes cast: The polling for Delhi University Students Union elections will be held on Friday

However, as part of the green initiative, the forms for submitting nominations for the four DUSU posts have been provided online too.

“We want to reduce the use of paper in the students’ polls. Students can continue to use handmade posters for campaigning but we would prefer if they use the Internet more,” a senior DU official said. The university will allow each candidate to have one page on Facebook and they are also likely to get individual slots on the DU community radio to campaign before the election.

“All forms and documents relevant to DUSU elections have been provided on the university website.

Professor Dinesh Singh, new Vice Chancellor of Delhi University, has appealed to students to use less paper in upcoming elections

Though students have to download and print the twopage form for submission of nomination, we have advised them to do it in such a way that both the front and back side of the paper are printed. That will save paper,” the official added.

Following the Lyngdoh Committee recommendations, DU had banned the use of printed posters for election campaigning three years ago. The maximum amount that a candidate could spend on campaigning was also restricted at ` 5,000.

Student outfits that field candidates for the polls are obviously unhappy.

“Making the election process paperless is an attempt to suppress student politics. DU is known for initiating reforms without proper planning. DU has nearly one lakh voters but each candidate can add only upto 5,000 friends on a single Facebook account,” said Rohit Chahal, spokesperson, Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad ( ABVP).

“If you go to colleges like Bhagini Nivedita in Kair village and Aditi Mahavidyalaya in Bawana, many female students still do not have an easy access to the Internet.

They do not use Facebook.

However, they form a large part of the electorate in DUSU polls. How will we reach out to them,” Chahal said. He complained that the community radio was ineffective too as not many students tune in to it even on normal days. “ The university should have consulted us too while framing rules,” he said.

No wonder, parties are devising alternatives to make a mark before polls.